Front Range
Weld County
Property taxes, marriage licenses, vehicle services, and many public records run through Weld County. Permits and local rules may sit with a town or city instead, so match the office to the exact address.
Official county shortcuts
Take the task to the office that handles it
These links go straight to the official county or regional office shown. Check that page for current documents, hours, appointments, fees, and address-specific instructions. A city may run its own permit office.
Property tax snapshot
Typical property tax in Weld County
The average total mill levy across Weld County was about 71.4 mills for tax year 2023 — below the statewide average of about 81 mills. On a $500,000 home, that comes to roughly $2,320 a year, using Colorado's 2026 residential rules: 7.05% on school mills, and 6.8% on the rest after the local actual-value adjustment.
This is the county average across all tax areas. Your parcel's actual mill levy depends on its exact tax area — a metro or special district can add many mills on top — so confirm the real number with the county assessor.
Sales tax: the state charges 2.9% and Weld County adds no county sales tax — cities and special districts still can. See Colorado sales tax rates ->
Source: Colorado Division of Property Taxation, 53rd Annual Report (2023) — Average Levies by County.
Incorporated places in this county
These cities and towns touch Weld County. Some cross a county line. Every name opens a direct place page, and selected places include a fuller local guide.
Get to know Weld County
The history, land, and character behind the place.
Water and land
In Weld County, ditch water and household water are two different things
Many Weld County properties carry canal or ditch irrigation water that is separate from the drinking water serving the house.
Read note ->History and culture
The Greeley Stampede grew from a 1922 rodeo for potato farmers
Weld County's marquee summer event traces back to a one-day 1922 'Spud Rodeo' honoring potato growers and now runs nearly two weeks around the Fourth of July.
Read note ->Water and land
A well in Weld County is not the same as unlimited water
Well permits in the South Platte basin come with conditions, and bigger wells can fall under state measurement rules.
Read note ->History and culture
Dearfield was a Black agricultural colony in Weld County
Dearfield began in 1910 as an African American agricultural colony in eastern Weld County, built on land, dryland farming, and self-reliance.
Read note ->Money and taxes (20)
Money and taxes
Weld County property tax starts with two different county offices
The Weld County Assessor values property, while the Treasurer collects and distributes the tax bill that comes later.
Read note ->Money and taxes
Use Weld County property search before trusting a listing
Weld County assessor tools check ownership, parcel, maps, and tax records, catching listing mistakes before you get attached to a place.
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Home and property
In unincorporated Weld County, ask about permits before work starts
Outside town in Weld County, the county Building division still reviews most work, and a small job can need plumbing or electrical permits.
Read note ->Home and property
Weld County permit records can show part of a home's paper trail
Searching Weld County permit records turns a tidy-looking house into a set of better questions before you buy or remodel.
Read note ->Water and land (15)
Water and land
In Weld County, subdividing land usually starts with public water
In Weld County, subdividing land requires public water; a private well does not count toward that requirement no matter how good it is.
Read note ->Water and land
Weld County private wells have a county water-testing route
A private well skips the testing a public system gets, so Weld County's public-health lab offers a local route to check its water.
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Outdoors and wildfire
Crow Valley is a cottonwood oasis inside the Pawnee prairie
A cottonwood oasis inside Pawnee National Grassland, Crow Valley adds shade, meadows, and bird habitat to the shortgrass plains.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire
Missile Site Park turns a Cold War site into a Poudre Valley overlook
A former Cold War missile site between Greeley, Windsor, and Loveland is now a day-use park on bluffs over the Poudre River Valley.
Read note ->Cars and driving (14)
Cars and driving
A Weld private vehicle sale starts a title clock
After a private vehicle sale, the buyer has a limited window to register it or present the title to Weld County Motor Vehicle.
Read note ->Cars and driving
In Weld County, the seller keeps the plates after a vehicle sale
In Colorado the seller keeps the plates; remove them before the buyer drives off or their tickets can trace back to you.
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Local rules
In Weld County, zoning starts with the parcel, not the mailing city
A Weld County address is easier to understand when you check the parcel, zoning map, and actual rule-setting jurisdiction.
Read note ->Local rules
A Weld County open burn still needs the local check
An outdoor burn in Weld County can need a county permit plus fire-district, municipal, state, and federal sign-off.
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History and culture
Greeley began as the Union Colony, planned around irrigation
Greeley grew from the Union Colony, a planned farming settlement set between the Cache la Poudre and South Platte rivers and built around irrigation.
Read note ->History and culture
Fort Vasquez at Platteville was a fur-trade post on the South Platte
Fort Vasquez, an adobe trading post built in the 1830s near Platteville, is now a reconstructed museum site on the old South Platte trade route.
Read note ->Nearby counties
Other Front Range counties — rules, rates, and districts shift across county lines.